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CVE-2024-38278High confidence

Siemens RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Siemens · RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X

Official source article: Siemens SSA-170375 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

7.5HighCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 34 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 0.34% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Siemens RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 34 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-170375 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 2 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-170375: Multiple Vulnerabilities in RUGGEDCOM ROS Before V5.9
34 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X
  • RUGGEDCOM RSG907R
  • RUGGEDCOM RSG908C
Summary
The affected products with IP forwarding enabled wrongly make available certain remote services in non-managed VLANs, even if these services are not intentionally activated. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create a remote shell to the affected system.
Remediation
Update to V5.9.0 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-37239

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 34 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG907R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG908C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG909R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG910C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228P (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916P (All versions < V5.9.0). The affected products with IP forwarding enabled wrongly make available certain remote services in non-managed VLANs, even if these services are not intentionally activated. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create a remote shell to the affected system.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG907R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG908C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG909R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG910C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228P (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916P (All versions < V5.9.0). The affected products with IP forwarding enabled wrongly make available certain remote services in non-managed VLANs, even if these services are not intentionally activated. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create a remote shell to the affected system.

Why

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG907R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG908C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG909R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG910C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228P (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916P (All versions < V5.9.0). The affected products with IP forwarding enabled wrongly make available certain remote services in non-managed VLANs, even if these services are not intentionally activated. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create a remote shell to the affected system.

Why

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Incorrect Privilege Assignment → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-266 ↗

CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATPresentAttack requirements: A particular deployment or execution condition must be present.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCHighVulnerable-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VIHighVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a major loss.VAHighVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a major loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-266
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20240710Security Bulletin 10 Jul 2024

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 10 Jul 2024, published on 10 July 2024. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0552Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits Siemens. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

Official advisory ↗
NCSC-NL · Dutch · NCSC-2024-0282Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Siemens Producten

De kwetsbaarheden stellen een kwaadwillende mogelijk in staat aanvallen uit te voeren die kunnen leiden tot de volgende categorieën schade: - Denial-of-Service (DoS) - Manipulatie van gegevens - (Remote) code execution (Administrator/Root rechten) - (Remote) code execution (Gebruikersrechten) - Toegang tot systeemgegevens - Toegang tot gevoelige gegevens - Verhoogde gebruikersrechten De kwaadwillende heeft hiervoor toegang nodig tot de productieomgeving. Het is goed gebruik een dergelijke omgeving niet publiek toegankelijk te hebben.

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Update to V5.9.0 or later version
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 9 Jul 2024 · Last source change 27 Aug 2025, 20:42 UTC · CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-37239
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    < V5.9.0 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    < V5.9.0 · Fixed: Update to V5.9.0 or later version
    Siemens ProductCERT ↗
  2. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    Siemens ProductCERT ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-37239↗CVE authority or vendor reference · Siemens SSA-170375↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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